Stealth leader dies
BEN RICH, who led the development of the F-117 stealth fighter, as chief of Lockheed's "Skunk Works", died on 5 January, aged 69, after a lengthy illness. Rich joined Lockheed in 1950 and participated in the design of the F-104, U-2, YF-12 and SR-71.
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